Policy
Sustainability policy: what we do, and what we will not claim
This site is a guide to sustainability reporting standards for UK organisations, and it tries to apply the same thinking to itself.
This page says what that means in practice, and, as important, what we do not claim.
Footprint
Our footprint, and what we do about it
Everything this site does happens online, so its direct footprint is small and mostly invisible: the servers that host it and the computers it is built on.
There are no premises of our own to heat, light or fill.
The commitments in the table are the ones we can keep and check, and none of them is a figure we would have to estimate.
| Commitment | In practice |
|---|---|
| Light pages | Fewer heavy scripts and media files, so less energy per visit |
| Online by default | Meetings online; travel only when meeting in person genuinely matters |
| Supplier choice | Where there is a choice, prefer suppliers that publish their own emissions data |
| Review | Once a year, and whenever anything material about how the site is run changes |
Reporting
How we report, below every threshold
The company that publishes this site is well below the size at which Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting applies, and no UK rule requires it to report against the UK standards.
We still use the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards as our reference for how a company should think about climate-related risks and emissions, so the habits are in place before any obligation is.
The standards themselves are available for voluntary use by any entity, which is the basis on which we use them.
What they ask for is set out on what is UK SRS, and the duties that do bind larger organisations on the sustainability reporting primer.
Claims
What we will not claim
We do not describe ourselves as carbon neutral or net zero, and we will not make an environmental claim we cannot evidence.
The rules on green claims reach marketing as much as reporting: claims to consumers fall under the unfair commercial practices rules in Part 4 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.
Green claims in go-to-market explains why vague words like “eco-friendly” are the ones that get challenged.
Ownership
Who owns this policy
Fractional Quest Ltd owns this policy and reviews it once a year.
When a piece of work needs specialist input, it is brought in part-time for that piece of work — the kind of engagement a fractional recruitment agency arranges — rather than a full-time hire for a part-time need.
Questions about the policy go to hello@uksrs.org.uk, and who publishes the site is set out on the about page.